Posted: 03-06-08 In: Steam By: DigiQ8 | (9) comments | Add your comments


In Valve's PC gaming market conference attended by Shacknews, Gabe Newell stated that the company anticipates online distribution sales from Steam to pass over its retail by 2012.

"Within the next three months we see sub-10% growth rates in our traditional core packaged goods retail business, But right now we're seeing close to 200% growth in the development of these alternative ways of connecting with customers."

There have been a bunch of stories written recently, both by the gaming press and the industry business press that PC gaming is dead. There's a perception problem. A lot of the stories written recently aren't what's actually happening.

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